Now that the trade is official, with Monroe joining the Ravens in exchange for fourth-round and fifth-round draft picks, McKinnie didn't rule out the possibility of being traded should he be demoted from the starting lineup. The Ravens have said Monroe is coming here to play left tackle.

The Ravens are expected to explore the possibility of trading McKinnie, according to league sources. It remains unclear if there's a market for McKinnie, who visited the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers prior to signing a two-year, $6.3 million contract in May that included a $2 million signing bonus.

His $1 million base salary is guaranteed for the season.

"We'll have to see," McKinnie said. "Maybe a trade. Who knows?"

McKinnie didn't sound like a man resigned to being relegated to the bench going forward.

Although McKinnie hasn't graded out highly this season after reporting for training camp well above his target weight of 346 pounds and hasn't qualified for a $100,000 weight bonus paid through $6,250 weekly weight bonuses, the former Pro Bowler says he's improving each week

It should have been fairly obvious on Monday when Ravens coach John Harbaugh called the offensive line "disappointing," described the pass-blocking against the Buffalo Bills as "unacceptable" and talked about "working through" first-year starting center Gino Gradkowski's growing pains.